Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Today, Prime Minister Stoltenberg has had a telephone conversation with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Through this conversation, President Putin informed the Prime Minister that StatoilHydro will take a 24 per cent share in the company which is
Minister of International Development Erik Solheim has accepted an invitation to participate in an international high-level working group, linked to the World Health Organization, that is to discuss the challenges raised by the international
The UN fund assists developing countries in documenting the outer limits of their continental shelves beyond 200 nautical miles.Many coastal states have documentation submission deadlines in 2009, and many developing countries have a lot of work
In today's session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Dag Terje Andersen, Member of Storting, as Minister of Trade and Industry.
Mr. Odd Roger Enoksen, Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy, and Mrs. Georgina Kessel, Mexico’s Secretary of Energy met on 22 and 23 March regarding increased cooperation on petroleum and energy related issues between the two countries.
"I extend my congratulations to Mohammad Yunus and Grameen Bank of Bangladesh who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2006", says Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
- I wish to congratulate the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, and former US Vice President Al Gore with the Nobel Peace Prize. This is a recognition of global warming as today’s most significant threat to global as well as regional
In keeping with the High North Strategy, the Government is proposing an increase of NOK 196 million in the 2008 government budget to follow up its special focus on the High North. This means that the Government will have increased allocations for
Norway is increasing its budget support to Burundi by NOK 40 million. This means that Norway’s total support to the country for 2008 will amount to NOK 100 million.
The Detour exhibit gives Europeans the opportunity to experience bold Norwegian architecture and breathtaking natural landscapes without hitting the Norwegian roads. The Norwegian exhibit displays innovative architectural projects at rest areas and
“Norway is deeply concerned about the difficult political situation in Sudan,” said Minister of International Development Erik Solheim following the decision by the SPLM to suspend its participation in the Government of National Unity (GNU).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now advising against non-essential travel to the Czech Republic, France, Monaco and Switzerland. Changes are also being made to the travel advice for several regions in Sweden.
“I can announce today that Norway is going to recognise Kosovo as an independent state. There are several reasons why we have arrived at this conclusion,” says Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Norwegian Government has decided to increase its humanitarian aid to Lebanon by up to NOK 25 million. This additional funding will be used to send 40 tons of medical equipment to Lebanon to help alleviate the emergency situation caused by the
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has today written to the chairpersons of the African Union and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), urging all countries in the region to increase their pressure on Zimbabwe to ensure that the
The Equality and Anti-discrimination Ombud (EADO) did in 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion an information campaign called ”National Anti-discrimination information tour.” The project was financed by ”European Community
- I regret that, once again, Russia has imposed such stringent restrictions on the OSCE’s monitoring of the presidential elections scheduled for 2 March that it will be impossible to monitor the elections in a fully adequate manner, said Minister
“When I talked to President Karzai today, I stressed that Norway will stand firmly by its commitment in Afghanistan, which is based on a UN Security Council mandate,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Ministry has received the reports from two external R&D-projects being part of the work to improve the performance of the competition policy.
Mr. Jan-Erik Støstad, State Secretary from the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, visited the ongoing International Labour Conference in Geneva, 5 and 6 June.